Improved mop and wringer



lUNIFTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

JOHN M. ENOS, OF ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND FRANKLINSMEAD, OF THE SAME PLAGE.

IMPRovl-:D MOP AN'D WRINGER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent'No. 55,413, dated June 5,1866.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. ENOS, of St. Joseph, in the county ofBerrien and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Mop-Wrin gers 5 and I do hereby declare and make knownthat the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same,making reference to the accompanying drawings, and the letters andfigures marked thereon, which form. part of this specification.

The nature ot' my said invention consists in a novel device to be lusedin connection with a mop, being removably attached to the handle thereofand so arranged that the mop can he easily and thoroughly wrun g outthereby when desired without the necessity of touching the mop with thehands, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

To enable those skilled in the art to understand how to construct anduse my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction andoperation, making reference in so doing to the aforesaid drawings, inwhich- Figure l represents a plan or top view of my invention. Fig. 2 isa side or edge view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a view illustrating theprocess of wringing out the mop. Y

Similar-letters of referencein the several gures denote the same partsof my invention.

A represents an ordinary mop-head provided with a handle, B, saidmop-head A being provided with jaws which are adjusted by means of ascrew, so as to hold the cloths composing the mop M securely therein.

D represents a ring around the handle B, provided with a pin or rod(marked a.) lying parallel to said handle B, as shown.

O represents a strong wire of suitable size and material bent into ashape substantially as represented, the wider enlargement being designedto correspond with the width of the mop-head, forming a place forpassing the mop through, as shown, and the cross arrangement at theopposite end ofthe wringer serving as a handle whereby the device isturned in wringing outthe mop.

E represents a band passing around the parallel arms or handle of thewringer O, for the purpose of holding a longitudinal socket Ato slidedown upon the aforesaid pin a, to retain the wrin ger in proper positionwith respect to the mop and its handle, as shown.

The mop M is passed through the jaws of the mop-head and through thehead of the wringer; the ends'of the material being then sewed together,or the ends may be secured to said wringer, as preferred.

When it is desired to wring ont the mop the ymop-head may be laid uponthe edge of the pail or bucket and the wringer detached from the pin aand raised up, as shown in Fig. 3, when, by grasping the handle thereof,the mop may be twisted and wrnng out perfectly, the operator not beingobliged even to wet her hands in the operation. When the mop is wrungout the wringer may be replaced upon its support a, as before.

Instead of having the wringer constructed of a single piece of wire, asherein shown, it may be constructed in any form which will operate insubstantially the same way, and the parallel parts may be formed as asingle arm provided with any suitable provision for turn'- ing the same.

Having described the construction and operation of my invention, I willnow proceed to specify what I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent:

The combination and arrangement of the wringer O, when constructedsubstantially as shown, with the mo'p M, mop-head A, and handle B,provided with a pin, a/,operating substantially as specified, and forthe purposes set forth.

JOHN M. ENOS. Witnesses:

W. E. MARES, J. W. HERTHEL.

